WIKILEAKS - the fuss?
Why all the fuss ?
Why the ‘outrage’ at this ‘threat to national security’ ?
Are we really worried that nuclear war is going to break out because of these ‘dirty’ secrets getting out. As if the North Koreans are going to up the ante any more than their mock charge of last week because of the abuse and scorn heaped upon them by US Diplomats. ? ! Come on.
To me the irony of this bluster is that it is (largely) from the right wing establishment in the US - calling it treason! Any party that parades a half wit like Palin as a presidential hopeful hardly holds any moral high ground when it comes to protecting the USA. Her appointment as the ‘leader of the free World’ will be enough to send any level headed American ( let alone any one of their Allies ) into a panicky tailspin at the thought of what she may stumble into ( by accident or design) .
So how did these documents get out there? Poor security. Plain and simple. If the US is so worried about this incident surely they should be plugging the holes that this information slipped through. A little bit of introspection – perhaps? .
Cyber Security is such a top of mind topic that it seems almost an own goal that the failure of the security establishment was the cause of the ‘leaks’. That is where the outrage should be directed.
That is all that needs to be said about this subject. Leave Assange alone – we live in a socially networked world and if we want to enjoy the benefits of living our lives online then we need to accept the consequences.
Why the ‘outrage’ at this ‘threat to national security’ ?
Are we really worried that nuclear war is going to break out because of these ‘dirty’ secrets getting out. As if the North Koreans are going to up the ante any more than their mock charge of last week because of the abuse and scorn heaped upon them by US Diplomats. ? ! Come on.
To me the irony of this bluster is that it is (largely) from the right wing establishment in the US - calling it treason! Any party that parades a half wit like Palin as a presidential hopeful hardly holds any moral high ground when it comes to protecting the USA. Her appointment as the ‘leader of the free World’ will be enough to send any level headed American ( let alone any one of their Allies ) into a panicky tailspin at the thought of what she may stumble into ( by accident or design) .
So how did these documents get out there? Poor security. Plain and simple. If the US is so worried about this incident surely they should be plugging the holes that this information slipped through. A little bit of introspection – perhaps? .
Cyber Security is such a top of mind topic that it seems almost an own goal that the failure of the security establishment was the cause of the ‘leaks’. That is where the outrage should be directed.
That is all that needs to be said about this subject. Leave Assange alone – we live in a socially networked world and if we want to enjoy the benefits of living our lives online then we need to accept the consequences.
Excellent post Ross, right on the money.
ReplyDeleteClick on this link below to see an interesting take on " Lessons ( still) not learnt from Wikileaks "
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Here is another equally germane observation from the Huffington post
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